2025/26 Public Holidays
The 2025/26 public holidays are:
- Monday 21 April 2025 (Easter Monday)
- Monday 5 May 2025
- Monday 14 July 2025
- Monday 13 October 2025
- Thursday 25 December 2025
- Friday 26 December 2025
- Thursday 1 January 2026
- Friday 2 January 2026
The next public holiday is on Monday 21 April 2025 (Easter Monday).
Health Centres & GP Practices
Most Health Centres and GP Practices in the Borders will be closed on Monday 21 April 2025 (Easter Monday).
The following practices will be open:
- Coldstream – Coldstream Medical Practice
- Earlston – Earlston Medical Practice
- Galashiels - Roxburgh Street Medical Practice
- Hawick – Teviot Medical Practice
- Kelso – Kelso Medical Practice
- Lauder – Stow and Lauder Medical Practice
- Melrose – Eildon Surgery
- Newtown St Boswells – Eildon Surgery
- Stow – Stow and Lauder Medical Practice
Dental
Our Public Dental Services at Hawick Dental Centre and Coldstream Dental Centre are open as normal.
Public Dental Services at Galashiels Health Centre will be closed on Monday 21 April 2025. If you have a Dental Emergency during this time, please contact the Dental Enquiry Line on 0300 7900 710 during the hours of 8am - 6pm and contact NHS 24 on 111 out of hours.
Community Pharmacies
Please remember to get ready for the upcoming public holidays by checking your repeat prescription and ordering only what you need – ideally up to 10 working days in advance.
It’s also a good idea to stock up on common over-the-counter medications so that you are ready to deal with any common seasonal illnesses such as coughs, indigestion or dehydration from sickness and diarrhoea.
Most community pharmacies will be closed on Monday 21 April 2025 (Easter Monday).
A poster with opening times of the pharmacies that are open can be found below.
What you need to know about Accessing Healthcare
Please seek the right care in the right place at the right time to help protect our services for those who need us most.
Often your first port of call should be the NHS inform website. There are lots of self-help guides available for a wide range of ailments and illnesses, and information about services that are available to best meet your needs such as your local community pharmacy.
Please remember that our Emergency Department is for critical, life-threatening situations such as a suspected heart attack, stroke or excessive bleeding.
If you think you need to go to the Emergency Department but it’s not critical or life-threatening, call NHS 24 on 111, day or night, or contact your General Practice.
If you attend and it is not a critical emergency you will be redirected to the right care in the right place in the community or to self-manage at home. This redirection helps us manage resources effectively and ensures that those in critical need receive immediate attention.
More information about accessing healthcare in the Borders can be found here.
